These Homemade Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats are sure to be a hit with your pup, and are so easy to make! The perfect treat to make when you want to completely spoil your dog.
2020 was quite a year for everyone. For us, it started with learning at the beginning of the year that my Dad was sick with a cancerous brain tumor. Then, COVID hit, making everything even harder (if that’s possible). In May, my father passed away. And in June, my last surviving grandmother passed away too, just three short weeks after my Dad. To say it was rough is an understatement.
That’s right around the time my husband suggested we get a dog. We had talked about it before (our boys have BEGGED for one for years!) but I was always nervous to pull the trigger. But, we needed a little bit of a break in our routine, and we finally decided that SOMETHING good had to come out of this year. So in November of 2020, we brought home our first little puppy, Maya.
In just a few short hours she had captured all of our hearts and over this past year, she has worked her way into the fabric of our lives. This past September we celebrated her first birthday, and of course, we couldn’t help but spoil her. These peanut butter and pumpkin dog treats were at the top of the list of her favorite foods and I’m so excited to share them with you here!
How To Make These Easy Peanut Butter Pumpkin Dog Treats
These dog treats are super simple to make. They only take 6 ingredients and are very customizable.
- Start by mixing your wet ingredients - pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and eggs - together in a large bowl.
- Next, mix your dry ingredients - flour, salt, and ground cinnamon - in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir to combine.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough. Cut the cookies with cookie cutters and place them on a parchment-lined cookie tray.
- Bake the cookies for about 30 minutes (40 if you want them to be on the crispier/crunchier side), remove them from the oven, and allow them to cool for about 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Some Helpful Tips For These Homemade Dog Treats:
- These are not like your store-bought treats that can be stored forever on the shelf. They keep for about a week in an airtight container, preferably in the refrigerator. If you don’t think you’ll get through them all in that time, I’d definitely recommend freezing them. They should be good for about 3 months in the freezer.
- Make sure you don’t use natural peanut butter for these. Natural peanut butter contains too much oil and will make your dough too wet and extremely hard to work with.
- I used cookie cutters for these dog treats. But if you want to make these often and keep it easy, here’s a tip. Roll the dough into a log shape, and place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Then, just slice the log into ½-inch thick circles. Easy!
- These treats use pumpkin as the base but you could sub that out for banana or sweet potatoes if your dog prefers it. Feel free to also add in small pieces of meat (bacon would be great!) to mix it up.
I hope you and your dog enjoy these healthy dog treats! They’re so fun to make and such a great way to spoil our four-legged furry friends!
If you do make these Homemade Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Dog Treats, be sure to tag me at @frontrangefed on Instagram. I love to see your creations!
Easy Homemade Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- ⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 4 tblsp peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a slipmat or parchment paper.
- Combine the pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and eggs in a medium-large bowl and mix until combined. In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, salt, and ground cinnamon and stir to combine.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter/pumpkin mixture and stir until the dough is thick and dry. If the dough is too sticky, add a bit more flour until it easily comes together and is easy to manage.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a ½ inch thickness and use cookie cutters to cut out the treats.
- Bake treats for around 30-40 minutes (depending on how crisp your dog likes them!), then remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a baking rack to cool completely.
- These treats are best stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for about a week, or for about 3 months in the freezer.
Dolores
Thank You,
You mention not to use natural peanut butter because of the oils, what kind would you suggest as some types use ingredients that are not good for dogs, also you have flour as an ingredient, I use wheat flour as I have also read that white flour is not easily digestible for pets.Just wondering
Thanks